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OPINION

Your Mail 12-7-2014: What next

In response to the British Tea Act of 1773 that increased taxes, a group of colonists led by Samuel Adams conducted what has become known as the Boston Tea Party on the night of December 16, 1773. Consequently, King George III stated that "The [American] colonists must either submit or triumph," and so it was, the colonists triumphed over the decrees of King George during the period of 1775-1783.

On February 14, 1776, the patriot, Thomas Paine, authored a pamphlet titled "Common Sense." It was a critical document that helped to spur the American Revolution forward. "Common Sense" was needed then and "common sense" is desperately needed now. Following the conclusion of hostilities and much impassioned debate by the Convention delegates, the Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 and the United States of America was born — the great experiment in Democracy had begun.

Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution reads as follows: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." This is a powerful statement that carries with it tremendous responsibility and accountability to the nation.

Article II, Section 3 reads in part: " . . . he [the President] shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed . . .". Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution reads: "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."

Do not be confused by the term "high crimes." It does not refer to severe crimes, such as murder, it refers to crimes committed by officials in high office.

With the clearly illegal/unconstitutional amnesty decree issued by Barack Obama, he has failed to follow his oath, the Constitution, and, thus, this country is in unchartered territory.

Make no mistake, Barack Hussein Obama is a criminal and should be treated as such. He should be impeached and removed from office. Unfortunately, that will not happen as the Republicans do not have the guts to do so. They are afraid to step over the line drawn by the media and subject themselves to the politically correct bunch.

And, should they impeach, it would be unfortunate as that would mean "smilin' Joe" Biden would take the helm to really uncharted waters.

You should consider this amnesty as a mere test before moving to even bolder illegal/unconstitutional proclamations. This illegal amnesty action will change the face of the American electorate forever and ensure Obama's ultimate goal of transformation to a socialist/communist government. In the process, we are losing our country, our heritage, our culture — does anyone even care or are you just concerned with how fast you can get to the next red light?